...i have to vote no. the dog will fuck up while youre gone and it wont be its fault. if your wife was a stay at home mom then id say different but i think you have to give up more time than you have for a dog. other people might see it differently and say yas.

I have 5 pups and they are locked up from 6:30 to about 3:30 several days a week. They are fine. I would think one dog "might" be an issue if it gets lonely. Crate train it and spend tons of family time with it when you are home and it will be fine.